MÚLTIPLE RAPTORS FOUND POISONED

 MULTIPLE RAPTORS FOUND POISONED

This post came to me via Raptor Persecution UK

Police investigation launched after multiple raptors found poisoned by rodenticides

Police are currently looking at cases of deceased Raptors that have

been located around the North East Leeds area which have been

found to contain significant amounts of rodenticide variants. At this

time we are looking into whether or not these Raptors have died due

to consuming animals that have been poisoned legitimately and due

to the amount the Raptor has consumed has proved fatal or if there is

another line of enquiry.

Please if you locate any deceased Raptors DO NOT TOUCH OR

HANDLE THEM but report it straight away via 101 and to Natural

England on 0800 321 600 using What3Words as a location.

This a comment from RP UK

Unfortunately there isn’t any information about the number of raptors poisoned, which species, on what dates they were found, or at which locations.

I haven’t been able to find any other reports or details – there isn’t anything on the West Yorkshire Police website or on its various Twitter accounts.

Thanks to the blog reader who drew my attention to the Facebook page.

COMMENT FROM ME. I have read the 15 comments and it is good to see that sort of discussion taking place. Not all accurate, but that does not matter too much. 

The awful thing is there are poisons out there that may have been hidden away for a longtime and others that are purpose bought. It disgusts me to know that poison is ‘laid’ and carcasses laced with a poison that is intended to kill the predator. Control will never be perfect and neither will the events to safeguard wildlife will never be either.

I have been and still am writing a collection on such crime, habitat loss, mindset of everyone in an attempt to counteract the lawlessness that exists in certain places. Agricultural methods are changing and there are good things happening. It is not all bad although there are instances where any improvement would be welcome. 

It may be that the sparse information coming from Yorkshire Police is necessary for an ongoing investigation. Hopefully there will be a thorough one if it is possible.